Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	produce_v	sufficient_a	6,420	5	9.0959	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66053	Of the principles and duties of natural religion two books / by the Right Reverend Father in God, John, late Lord Bishop of Chester ; to which is added, A sermon preached at his funerals, by William Lloyd ...	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.; Lloyd, William, 1627-1717. Sermon preached at the funeral of John, late Lord Bishop of Chester.; Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1675 (1675)	Wing W2204; Wing L2705_PARTIAL; ESTC R20334	178,528	530

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be_v god_n under_o another_o name_n as_o for_o fate_n or_o necessity_n this_o must_v needs_o be_v as_o blind_a and_o as_o unfit_a to_o produce_v wise_a effect_n as_o chance_v itself_o from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o it_o must_v be_v a_o wise_a be_v that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o wise_a effect_n by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o this_o subject_n it_o may_v appear_v that_o these_o visible_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v sufficient_a to_o leave_v a_o man_n without_o excuse_n as_o be_v the_o witness_n 19_o of_o a_o deity_n and_o such_o as_o do_v plain_o declare_v his_o great_a power_n and_o glory_n chap._n vii_o 4._o arg._n from_o providence_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o from_o the_o work_v of_o providence_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o continual_a experience_n which_o we_o have_v of_o some_o wise_a and_o powerful_a be_v who_o do_v preside_v over_o and_o govern_v all_o thing_n not_o only_o by_o his_o general_a concourse_n in_o preserve_v all_o kind_n of_o thing_n in_o their_o being_n and_o regulate_v they_o in_o their_o operation_n but_o chief_o in_o his_o wise_a and_o just_a government_n over_o mankind_n and_o humane_a affair_n which_o may_v appear_v by_o such_o effect_n as_o be_v ordinary_a  _fw-fr extraordinary_n 1._o for_o the_o more_o common_a effect_n of_o it_o namely_o that_o general_a success_n which_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o thing_n do_v accompany_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a action_n and_o the_o punishment_n and_o vengeance_n that_o do_v one_o time_n or_o other_o in_o this_o world_n usual_o befall_v such_o as_o be_v wicked_a both_o virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v general_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n sufficient_o distinguish_v by_o reward_n and_o punishment_n in_o this_o life_n there_o be_v indeed_o some_o instance_n to_o the_o contrary_a concern_v the_o misery_n of_o good_a man_n and_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o these_o have_v be_v by_o several_a of_o the_o wise_a heathen_a plato_n plutarch_n tully_n seneca_n etc._n etc._n sufficient_o vindicate_v by_o the_o clear_a principle_n of_o reason_n from_o be_v any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o wise_a government_n of_o providence_n it_o be_v not_o either_o necessary_a or_o convenient_a that_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n in_o this_o life_n which_o be_v the_o usual_a reward_n of_o virtue_n shall_v have_v either_o such_o a_o physical_a or_o mathematical_a certainty_n as_o can_v not_o possible_o fail_v because_o 1._o it_o will_v not_o be_v consistent_a with_o our_o dependent_a condition_n that_o worldly_a prosperity_n shall_v be_v so_o infallible_o under_o the_o power_n of_o our_o own_o endeavour_n as_o that_o god_n himself_o may_v not_o sometime_o interpose_v for_o our_o disappointment_n if_o i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o suppose_v what_o i_o be_o now_o prove_v namely_o a_o wise_a and_o omnipotent_a providence_n it_o must_v needs_o appear_v high_o reasonable_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o power_n to_o make_v what_o reserve_v case_n he_o please_v from_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o thing_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o these_o unequal_a dispensation_n can_v be_v no_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o the_o disbelief_n of_o providence_n 2._o it_o will_v very_o much_o prejudice_v another_o great_a principle_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v of_o mighty_a influence_n for_o the_o regulate_v of_o man_n life_n and_o action_n in_o this_o world_n namely_o the_o belief_n and_o expectation_n of_o a_o future_a state_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n 3._o if_o temporal_a prosperity_n do_v infallible_o attend_v all_o good_a action_n this_o will_v be_v a_o diminution_n to_o virtue_n itself_o man_n will_v do_v good_a by_o a_o kind_n of_o natural_a necessity_n which_o will_v abate_v just_a so_o much_o from_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o action_n as_o it_o do_v from_o the_o liberty_n of_o they_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o moral_a action_n shall_v have_v moral_a motive_n and_o that_o virtue_n do_v general_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v man_n prosperous_a and_o happy_a in_o this_o world_n we_o know_v by_o experience_n that_o all_o mankind_n do_v in_o their_o most_o weighty_a affair_n think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o depend_v upon_o such_o cause_n as_o do_v common_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n prove_v effectual_a to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v design_v so_o that_o this_o very_a thing_n which_o be_v usual_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o great_a objection_n against_o providence_n be_v real_o and_o true_o a_o argument_n for_o it_o 2._o for_o extraordinary_a effect_n of_o it_o if_o we_o give_v any_o credit_n to_o the_o universal_a history_n of_o all_o age_n and_o nation_n it_o will_v by_o that_o appear_v 1._o that_o there_o have_v many_o time_n happen_v such_o special_a signal_n providence_n for_o the_o punish_n of_o obstinate_a sinner_n and_o for_o the_o

we_o receive_v in_o these_o enjoyment_n in_o the_o use_n and_o suitableness_n of_o the_o thing_n we_o possess_v which_o be_v call_v pleasure_n 5._o the_o esteem_n which_o we_o have_v among_o good_a man_n whereby_o we_o be_v render_v acceptable_a and_o useful_a to_o other_o style_v honour_n or_o reputation_n internal_a welfare_n or_o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o mind_n which_o do_v consist_v in_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o the_o due_a regulate_v and_o exalt_v of_o our_o faculty_n to_o their_o proper_a function_n 2._o the_o peace_n joy_n contentment_n consequent_a thereupon_o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o future_a state_n this_o do_v consist_v in_o such_o a_o fruition_n of_o the_o supreme_a good_a as_o our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o must_v depend_v upon_o such_o course_n as_o can_v afford_v we_o the_o most_o rational_a assurance_n of_o blessedness_n and_o glory_n hereafter_o now_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o out_o by_o plain_a reason_n that_o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o condition_n in_o all_o these_o respect_n do_v depend_v upon_o religion_n and_o that_o not_o only_o moral_o upon_o account_n of_o that_o reward_n which_o virtuous_a action_n do_v entitle_v a_o man_n unto_o from_o a_o just_a and_o wise_a providence_n but_o natural_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o physical_a efficacy_n which_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n have_v to_o procure_v for_o we_o all_o those_o thing_n wherein_o our_o temporal_a happiness_n consist_v to_o promote_v the_o welfare_n not_o only_o of_o particular_a person_n but_o of_o public_a community_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a universe_n chap._n ii_o how_o religion_n conduce_v to_o our_o present_a happiness_n in_o this_o world_n and_o first_o to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o health_n and_o because_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v mention_v especial_o those_o of_o they_o which_o concern_v our_o external_a happiness_n in_o this_o world_n be_v the_o great_a aim_n and_o design_n by_o which_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n be_v chief_o sway_v in_o their_o action_n and_o therefore_o like_a to_o prove_v very_o powerful_a motive_n to_o make_v man_n religious_a if_o they_o can_v be_v once_o effectúal_o persuade_v that_o religion_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a mean_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o make_v out_o this_o truth_n by_o the_o plain_a and_o most_o convince_a ęvidence_n that_o may_v be_v and_o the_o rather_o because_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o assertion_n as_o be_v beside_o the_o common_a opinion_n and_o seem_v paradox_n man_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o be_v jealous_a of_o their_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o some_o kind_n of_o sophism_n or_o fallacy_n in_o order_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v observe_v this_o method_n first_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o state_n and_o define_v the_o nature_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o show_v wherein_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o they_o do_v consist_v and_o then_o proceed_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o religion_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a mean_n to_o procure_v and_o promote_v these_o end_n and_o beside_o the_o evidence_n to_o this_o purpose_n from_o the_o concurrent_a opinion_n of_o wise_a man_n in_o several_a age_n i_o shall_v likewise_o make_v they_o out_o both_o by_o reason_n and_o by_o experience_n which_o be_v all_o the_o kind_n of_o argument_n that_o such_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o only_o i_o must_v premise_v one_o caution_n that_o when_o i_o say_v religion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o thing_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a and_o so_o infallible_a a_o cause_n as_o can_v never_o fail_v of_o its_o effect_n this_o will_v not_o be_v consistent_a with_o our_o dependent_a condition_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n so_o much_o under_o the_o power_n of_o humane_a endeavour_n but_o that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n may_v interpose_v for_o the_o disappointment_n of_o it_o to_o who_o it_o must_v be_v leave_v to_o make_v what_o reserve_v case_n he_o please_v from_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o thing_n but_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o infallible_a cause_n yet_o be_v it_o such_o a_o cause_n as_o do_v general_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d produce_v its_o effect_n and_o all_o mankind_n do_v think_v it_o a_o sufficient_a inducement_n to_o apply_v their_o endeavour_n unto_o such_o course_n for_o the_o procure_n of_o any_o thing_n as_o be_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o be_v have_v and_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n effect_v the_o end_n they_o be_v design_v for_o this_o be_v premise_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o offer_v such_o argument_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o conviction_n of_o any_o man_n who_o will_v but_o understand_v and_o consider_v they_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o the_o welfare_n of_o our_o present_a condition_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o outward-man_n do_v depend_v upon_o religion_n first_o religion_n be_v the_o best_a mean_n for_o health_n by_o health_n i_o mean_v such_o a_o constitution_n of_o our_o body_n whereby_o our_o member_n and_o faculty_n be_v enable_v for_o the_o due_a performance_n of_o their_o natural_a function_n and_o free_v from_o pain_n it_o be_v proper_o oppose_v to_o sickness_n or_o disease_n as_o for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o old_a age_n these_o be_v so_o essential_a to_o all_o live_a creature_n so_o necessary_o spring_v from_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o though_o they_o may_v be_v somewhat_o lessen_v and_o alleviate_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o capable_a of_o any_o complete_a remedy_n this_o blessing_n of_o health_n be_v so_o necessary_a to_o our_o well-being_n in_o this_o world_n that_o without_o it_o we_o can_v enjoy_v any_o thing_n else_o no_o not_o our_o own_o self_n insomuch_o that_o man_n do_v and_o may_v just_o put_v a_o great_a value_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o purchase_v it_o at_o any_o rate_n and_o therefore_o to_o all_o such_o this_o consideration_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a powerful_a motive_n now_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o plain_a that_o this_o do_v depend_v upon_o religion_n moral_o naturally_n 1._o moral_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o blessing_n of_o this_o kind_n which_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n man_n may_v reasonable_o expect_v from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o observance_n of_o his_o law_n beside_o the_o several_a assertion_n and_o promise_n in_o scripture_n to_o this_o purpose_n where_o sin_n be_v often_o represent_v as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o sickness_n and_o disease_n be_v often_o threaten_v and_o according_o inflict_v as_o the_o due_a reward_n of_o sin_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n upon_o man_n observe_v 61._o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n god_n promise_v to_o take_v away_o sickness_n from_o the_o midst_n 25._o of_o they_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o health_n and_o length_n of_o day_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n 15._o and_o depart_n from_o evil_n shall_v be_v health_n to_o thy_o navel_n and_o marrow_n to_o thy_o bone_n prov._n 3._o 7_o 8._o prov._n 11._o 19_o as_o righteousness_n 8._o tend_v to_o life_n so_o he_o that_o pursue_v evil_a pursue_v it_o to_o his_o own_o death_n chap._n 2._o 22_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v root_v out_o of_o it_o 2._o religion_n be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o health_n which_o may_v appear_v upon_o this_o twofold_a reason_n because_o it_o do_v remove_v those_o thing_n that_o will_v hinder_v it_o and_o do_v promote_v such_o thing_n as_o will_v help_v it_o 1._o it_o do_v removere_fw-la prohibens_fw-la it_o be_v apt_a to_o prevent_v and_o remove_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v the_o great_a impediment_n of_o our_o health_n nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o there_o be_v several_a vice_n which_o have_v a_o physical_a efficacy_n in_o the_o produce_v of_o disease_n as_o all_o kind_n of_o 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